4. The spies were supposed to investigate whether those who dwelt in the land were strong or weak, whether they were few or many, whether they dwelt in camps or strongholds; whether the land was good or bad, fat or lean, and whether it had wood (13:17-20).

5. They were told to bring back the first ripe grapes; therefore it was late July or August (Tammuz or Elul ) (13:23-24).

6. They brought the cluster from the Valley of Eshkol. They also brought figs and pomegranates (13:23).

7. They spent 40 days on this spying mission (13:25). The Israelites spent 40 years in the desert (14:33). Moses was on the mount for 40 days (Exodus 34:28, Deuteronomy 9:9). There were 40 days and 40 nights of rain during the flood (Genesis 7:17).

8. They described the people they saw as giants. The spies felt that they looked like grasshoppers in the eyes of the “giants” (13:33).

9. The people thought it would have been better if they had died in the land of Egypt or in the wilderness. They wanted to appoint a leader to take them back to Egypt (14:2-3).